Mike Reed SUPER CUB N7677M

Summary

On 19 August 2017 at about 02:00 local time, a Mike Reed SUPER CUB registered N7677M was involved in an accident near Murphy, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 2017 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Murphy, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

MAF Training Airstrip (NA)

Coordinates

43.2206, -116.6625

Aircraft

Mike Reed SUPER CUB

Registration

N7677M

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caldwell → Murphy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA496

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s use of excessive brake pressure during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during proficiency training in the tailwheel-equipped airplane and during the landing roll, he began to apply brake pressure. As the main landing gear wheels rolled over a water bar, he shifted in his seat and inadvertently applied more brake pressure. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The gravel runway was sloped and had two water bars that cross over the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.